Resume Tips for Getting a Job in Canada

By Shawna Cole, ILAC Curriculum Developer

As a foreign student trying to look for part time work, or a new immigrant trying to restart their career in a new country, or someone who is in search of their dream job, there are common resume writing mistakes that everyone makes. According to Prepare for Canada, these issues include:

Check your date formatting – use Canadian MM/DD/YYYY format, or be consistent with what you choose

Don’t include a photo or any immigration documents

Spellchecker is a double edged sword – don’t trust it completely; be sure to always check your own writing for typos, and have two other people proofread it too

Keep an eye on the job description – only include what is relevant to the job

What are the next steps?

If you are not sure if your resume is good enough, you should evaluate it, or have someone critique it for you.

To help with this, here is a checklist that you can use to review your resume for what the recruiters and the research has shown to be crucial in getting a hiring manager to look at your resume longer than six seconds.